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Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....

Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....
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Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Court refuses to hear 'birther' argument again

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief....

New Mexico, Colorado wildfires burn out of control

LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) — The sun rose behind a wall of smoke from a large wildfire burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions on Monday battled fires.

Hundreds of people have evacuated their ...

Union, independent group air Spanish language ads

AP - Politics - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- A labor union and an independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election are running Spanish language ads in three battleground states targeting Republican Mitt Romney....

Union, independent group air Spanish language ads

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
NEW YORK (AP) -- A labor union and an independent group supporting President Barack Obama's re-election are running Spanish language ads in three battleground states targeting Republican Mitt Romney....
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Troll given celebrity contact ban

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
An internet troll who sent a threatening email to MP Louise Mensch is banned from contacting her and a series of public figures.
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TV punch Greek politician sues

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
The spokesman for Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, Ilias Kasidiaris, sues the women he attacked on live TV last week.
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$257 billion invested in renewable energy in 2011

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
GENEVA (AP) -- Global investment in renewable energy reached a record of $257 billion last year, with solar attracting more than half the total spending, according to a U.N. report released Monday....

Prosecutor shows Sandusky jury photos of accusers

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The lead prosecutor opened former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's trial Monday by introducing the jury to each alleged victim and giving a graphic description of the abuse they say he perpetrated on them....
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Big jump in murders in small towns

CNN - Top Stories - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
Violent crime dropped nationwide last year, continuing a downward trend of more than a decade, new FBI statistics show.
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Brazil head hails forest policies

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
Brazil is "privileged" to have the world's biggest rainforest and can be proud of its conservation efforts, says President Dilma Rousseff.
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UK PM Cameron leaves 8-year-old daughter in pub

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
LONDON (AP) -- It's every parent's nightmare: To get home from an event and realize that a child is missing. But it can turn out to be a political minefield as well if you also happen to be the prime minister....

Supreme Court turns down new Guantanamo appeals

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take a new look at the rights of foreign prisoners held for the past decade at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba....
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New Mexico, Colo. fires burn out of control

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
LAPORTE, Colo. (AP) -- The sun rose behind a wall of smoke from a large wildfire burning out of control in northern Colorado, while an unchecked blaze choked a small community in southern New Mexico as authorities in both regions on Monday battled fires....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Doctors use defibrillator on Egypt's Mubarak

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
CAIRO (AP) -- Doctors used a defibrillator twice on Hosni Mubarak Monday when they could not find a pulse, the latest health crisis for the ousted Egyptian president since he was sentenced to life and moved to a prison hospital nine days ago, security officials said....

Iran's Ahmadinejad wounded but wily in final year

AP - World News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran's president hardly seemed like a fading political force at a security summit in Beijing last week. Leaders from China and Russia carved out time to hold private talks with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and gave him center stage to unleash his pet theories about the unraveling of Western power....

Correction: Romney-Republicans story

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2025-05-15 20:03
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- In a June 11 story about conservatives' growing optimism about Republican Mitt Romney's prospects in the November presidential election, The Associated Press misidentified David Hirtz as an active FBI agent. He is retired....
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